- Added extensive Extensions framework: cross‑version protobuf APIs, IdentityPlugin, connectToNodeAsExtension, ExtensionAwarePlugin point, and lookupExtensionSettingsById.
- Enhanced Search Pipelines with default pipeline index setting, new RenameField and script processors, split processor factories, and improved exception handling and validation.
- Introduced unsigned long field type, primary shard preference for queries, task cancellation timestamps, fixed Zip Slip vulnerability, and updated numerous library dependencies.
2.8.0
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Added APIs for modifying data stream backing indices, multivalue doc count aggregation, and Hive pull‑based ingestion.